2.8 → 0.0%
Higher than 86% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 2.8
- 2016: 2.8
- 2021: 2.8
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Penrith · Sub-region (SA3)
Family & Households in Penrith
How families and households are made up across the area.
Much larger households than most similar areas define Penrith, where the typical home holds 2.8 people. This is a family-focused region where the majority of homes are shared, and only 22.1% of people live alone.
2.8
→ 0.0%
- 1.0: 1 area
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 0 areas
- 1.3: 0 areas
- 1.4: 0 areas
- 1.5: 1 area
- 1.6: 0 areas
- 1.7: 1 area
- 1.8: 2 areas
- 1.9: 4 areas
- 2.0: 3 areas
- 2.1: 7 areas
- 2.2: 17 areas
- 2.3: 60 areas
- 2.4: 55 areas
- 2.5: 57 areas
- 2.6: 43 areas
- 2.7: 19 areas
- 2.8: 27 areas
- 2.9: 16 areas
- 3.0: 13 areas
- 3.1: 6 areas
- 3.2: 5 areas
- 3.3: 2 areas
- 3.4: 1 area
- 3.5: 1 area
- 3.6: 0 areas
- 3.7: 0 areas
- 3.8: 1 area
- 3.9: 0 areas
- 4.0: 1 area
All sub-region (sa3) areas, 2021. The marker is Penrith — higher than 86% of areas.
| Penrith | 2.8 |
|---|---|
| Greater Sydney | 2.7 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
With 2.8 people per home, household size is much higher than in most areas and has remained steady since 2011. Two-person homes are the most common at 29.7%, while the proportion of people living alone is well below the Australian figure of 25.6%.
22.1% ▲ +10.8%
Lower than 73% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 19.9%
- 2016: 19.6%
- 2021: 22.1%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Penrith, the largest group is 2 people at 30%, followed by 1 person (22%) and 4 people (18%).
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 62.1%. One-parent families account for 16.1% of the total, which is a little above the national figure and much higher than in most similar areas.
16.1% ▲ +2.4%
Higher than 74% of sub-region (sa3) areas.
- 2011: 15.7%
- 2016: 15.8%
- 2021: 16.1%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Penrith, Couples with children is the majority at 62%; Couples without children is next at 21%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Penrith [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa3/12403/penrith/topic/family-households